Andy Murray forced to carry flag alone

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The second match was no contest, the first should have been more of a contest and, as a result, Great Britain know that two wins from the remaining three on offer in their Davis Cup World Group relegation play-off against Austria and Andy Murray will be rubbing shoulders more often next year with the kind of player in whose company he is entirely at ease.

For that to happen he needs help and one wonders, after a day that ended as predictably as the players' competition records suggested, where that will come from. Should Britain win today's doubles and Murray